Our New Favorite Hangouts

Every time we come here, we discover new places to frequent.  In the past, they have mostly been in old town, but this year our two favorite places are just outside of old town: the Cat Caffe and the Trubar.

The Cat Caffe is exactly as it sounds: it’s a café with lots of cats inside.  They make a great bela kava with the added touch of “Myou” written on top in chocolate, and it’s always entertaining for the kids.  If you go, don’t forget to bring a grocery bag – you’ll be an instant hit with the residents.  :)

The Trubar is a café with a smattering of small tables outside that sits on a street corner a half-block from where we are staying this year.  It is named after Primož Trubar, who is famous for writing the Abcedarium in the 1500’s, which was the first book printed in Slovene.

We had only been to the Trubar a two or three times before this summer, but maybe it’s appropriate that it has become a favorite of ours.  It used to be more of a dessert café with exquisite cakes and pies, and it is actually the café where Nina and Wilber share a piece of chocolate cake in Painted Hives (although it is called something different in the book).  While they don’t still have the cakes and pies, they do have some of the best ice cream cones in Ljubljana (trust us, we’ve tried them all!) and some of the friendliest staff as well.